Can You Handle the Pressure - Twist - Lucky / St. Patrick's Day

  Hello Friends, thanks for stopping by today!

We have a new challenge starting today over on our new Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge Blog and the TWIST theme is ...

Lucky / St. Patrick's Day

Remember, the twist is optional but you MUST use an embossing folder on our projects to qualify for the prize.  Heat embossing is also permitted but only in conjunction with an embossing folder.

 Here's what I've created to inspire you today.  

Wow ... had to do some thinking and searching on this one lol.

I don't seem to have much in my stash for St. Patty's but I had recently purchase some 12x12 papers for a tissue box cover order so I did have those to play with.  This card was actually made up completely from those papers.  

One sheet was all St. Patty's gnomes so I picked the ones I liked and did a little fussy cutting for my focus image and the shamrock between them.

As you can see, I've embossed both the green plaid background panel and the white panel my gnomes are housed on.

I've used one of my all time favorite folder and actually the very first embossing folder I ever purchased (I think EVERYONE bought this folder).  The Cuttlebug Provo Craft 'Swiss Dot' embossing folder.

Challenges to share in:

Color Dare #642 - Shades of Green


Festive Friday Challenge #FF0179 - St. Patrick's Day (green, gold, cloverleaf)



My Time to Craft Challenge #555 - Shamrocks/Clover
Color Hues Challenge #105 - Green & White

Aud Sentiments Challenge #323 - St. Patricks/Green + Sentiment

Colorful Options March Challenge - photo board below

 

I do hope you'll come check out our challenge blog and play along.

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today,
I appreciate it more than you'll ever know!!

As always . . .

Simply Clean & Simple (3/25) - Shades of Green

  Hello my friends and welcome to my blog!

Today I have a card to share for our challenge blog using the CAS (clean & simple) design style. 
Our blog is called Simply Clean & Simple and today's OPTIONAL theme is:

Shades of GREEN

My CAS card today is a design that could be used for ANY OCCASION!

Everything used on today's card is OLD product.   Stampin' Up Wild Wasbi card stock and ink,  Provo craft Cuttlebug embossing folder,  the floral stamp is Stampin' Up and the sentiment stamp is Inkadinkado.  When I say OLD, I'm talking at least 5 years ... probably 10 or more (I don't get rid of anything lol).

Challenges to share in . . .

Color Dare #642 - Shades of Green

Color Hues Challenge #105 - Green & White

Aud Sentiments Challenge #323 - St. Patricks/Green + Sentiment

Colorful Options March Challenge - photo board below

 

Remember, our challenge is Anything Goes CLEAN & SIMPLE but we do offer an OPTIONAL theme.  You have until the 28th to share your CAS design into our challenge blog.

Hope to see you at SIMPLY CLEAN & SIMPLE!

As always . . .

 

Word Power (3/25) Challenge

  Hello Friends . . .

It's time for a new challenge over on our WORD POWER challenge blog! 
Have you check it out yet?  If not, please come join us ... inspiration is welcomed!!  

When going through some of the stamps left to me by my friend Doni's family after her passing, I spotted this awesome encouragement sentiment stamp set and was anxious to share it with you all.   The packaging shows it came from Simon Says Stamps but I don't see a number or set name.

The flower stamp I used is also from Simon Says Stamps called Wild & Free Flowers (2026ssc).  I've used Tombow markers for the simple coloring.   

Here's a peek at the inside sentiment . . .

You have until the LAST Thursday of the month to enter.

 Thanks for stopping by and have a great day ahead!

As always . . .

Double D - Going GREEN

 

 Hello Dear Friends!

It's time once again for a new challenge over on the Double D Challenge Blog!

 

Here's today's theme:

 

GOING GREEN
(anything GREEN)

 

and here's an inspiration board created to help get you started . . .

 

 

 

 WOW!  Here we are approaching St. Patty's Day already ... it will be grass mowing time again before we know it!  I'm okay with that ... I actually mowing the lawn ... always looks so nice in the spring after a cold, dreary winter.  

Anyways ... Diane has a beautiful GREEN based mood board for us today and I just happened to have purchased a new paper pack that is basically green that I haven't torn into yet ... SO, today's the day!

The paper pack I am referring to is the 49 and Market pack called 'Cottagecore' ... sold at Scrapbook.com.  I actually purchased the 6x6 paper pack (which I don't see available at the moment) but they have others from this collection also ... I'll link you to the 6x8 collection  pack seen here.

 

 

I had to cut a strip off to achieve the size needed for my A6 card and since this paper is 2 sided, I was able to use that scrap piece to punch a couple corners for the right side of my card which helped to highlight this My Favorite Things sentiment stamp (from my Doni collection).  The sentiment was stamped using Tim Holtz 'Mowed Lawn' distress oxide ink.

Challenges to share in:
Little Red Wagon #797 - B is for Birthday
Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love March Challenge - Birthday
If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #202 - March - Lucky in Green

 

You'll want to be sure to pop over to the Double D Challenge Blog to see all the details and amazing samples offered up by our VERY TALENTED design team ladies!!

 Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hope to see you at Double D! 

  As always . . .